During the 2016 regular season, Twins left-handed pitching prospect Stephen Gonsalves did just about everything a Minor League starter could do. He led the organization in ERA, strikeouts, wins and batting average against. He earned a midseason promotion to Double-A in the process, pitching even better up a level than he did before he was bumped up. For his efforts, he was named MLBPipeline.com's left-handed pitching prospect of the year.
The 22-year-old made 24 starts and threw 140 innings. It would make sense for him to want to shut it down and get ready for 2017. Instead, the southpaw is getting more mound time with the Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League.